Scaloni pleased to give everyone minutes before round of 32 | OneFootball

The Argentina national team more than fulfilled its duties in the first phase, and Scaloni took advantage of the end of Group J against Jordan to rotate players, rest some legs, and manage the physical workload ahead of the direct elimination rounds of the 2026 World Cup.

“The boys played a good match, we were able to give everyone minutes, and that makes us happy. What we wanted was for the guys who hadn’t played to get some minutes”, the Pujato native stressed.

He also took a moment to highlight two particular names who had their own thorns to pull out and who, against the Asians, had their night of redemption: Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martínez. “Gio couldn’t be at the previous World Cup and Lautaro hadn’t been able to score, so we’re happy for them”, Scaloni acknowledged.

The national team will move to Florida to prepare for the unprecedented Round of 32 clash against Cape Verde, the tournament’s big African surprise, scheduled for next Friday, July 3, at 7:00 PM at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Scaloni was also blunt about the level of difficulty ahead:

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